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For a country that had a huge Empire and access to all kinds of seasonings and spices, why is traditional British food so bland?
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After Nixon resigned, how long was it before it was widely accepted that he had committed the crimes? How did the general public treat those who had adamantly defended him up until his resignation?
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President Warren G. Harding famously kept the entire bar in the Whitehouse stocked with alcohol despite voting for prohibition as a US Senator. Although this was legal due to a loophole, was there any outrage over the hypocrisy at the time?
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What were the "filler words" of previous eras? Today, we have "like, um, you know, know what I'm saying" How have these phrases evolved in style and saturation in our everyday language?
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Historians of Reddit, why is the Reagan Presidency Highly Rated by Historians when Reaganomics (and other Policies) is Widely Agreed to have Hurt the U.S. Economy and Society?
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What would 1950s America have found obscene about the word "pregnancy" in the context of I Love Lucy's two married characters having a baby?
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Before I leave my house I make sure I have things such as my keys, wallet and phone. What would someone in the late Roman republic (or other time period) make sure they had with them every time they left there house?
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James Madison apparently drafted 19 amendments for the bill of rights, but only 12 passed through Congress to the states. What were these 7 amendments, and why weren't they approved?
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Are the old Disney movie's portrayal of racial groups (Dumbo's Crows, Peter Pan's Indians, ETC.) Only a modern controversy or did people have problems with them back when they came out too?
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